Built by the side of tank is the tomb, Maqbra Hakiman which has its link with the period of Mughal Emperor Akbar the great.
The Maqbra Hakiman or the tomb of hakims (physicians/ wisemen) occupies the eastern portion of a large platform (suffa) measuring 38.5 meters by 20.7 meters. To the western side of the platform is a tank measuring 13.7 meters in length and 13.1 meters in width. Stone footsteps, from eastern as well as western side, lead down to the water level in the tank. The water oozes from its beds but, no clue is yet available as to where it drains out. It always keeps a uniform level. You can find a number of Mahasheer (a kind of fish) also present in the tank, which has been feeding here, in undisturbed peace throughout the ages.
Khwaja Shamsuddin Khawafi, a superintendent of construction in the times of Mughal Emperor Akber built this tomb while he was given charge to construct Attock Fort. Built with small sized bricks, which are covered with lime-plaster, the tomb is square in shape with each side measuring about 11 meters. The outer roof is flat while the inner is in the shape of a dome. Fresco paintings are used for the decoration. The plaster from most of the places is broken leaving Mughal bricks naked. Other tomb was also built by Khwaja for himself, as he wished to be buried here after his death.
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